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In Vim I've learned that if I want to move lines x through y after line z I can issue this command where 'm' stands for move:

:x,y m z

Is it possible to simply copy (or yank) a range of lines and then paste them after a third line? I've tried substituting 'y' (yank) for 'm' but that doesn't seem to work. It just yanks the lines.

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You can use either copy or t:

  • :x,y copy 3
  • :x,y t 3

Where x,y is the range of lines to copy.

  • Another solution is to hold lines in one of the registers let's say z and then put its content after line 3:

:x,y yank z

:3 put z

:help :t :help :copy :help :yank :help :put

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That's what I was looking for!
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:y 10 y will yank 10 lines in vim and :p will paste them

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"y 10 y" doesn't make sense to me. Also, I'd like to do the yank and paste all on one line while also specifying the line I'd like them pasted after as I illustrated in my move command above. I'm looking for a one-liner.

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